{"id":125592,"date":"2022-11-11T16:29:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=125592"},"modified":"2022-11-14T12:39:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T17:39:07","slug":"tim-withey-files-to-run-for-district-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/tim-withey-files-to-run-for-district-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Withey files to run for District chair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Outgoing Huntsville and District Councillor Tim Withey handed in his nomination papers to the District of Muskoka clerk today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Withey was one of three candidates who ran for Mayor of Huntsville and lost to Mayor-elect Nancy Alcock in the municipal election last month.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Withey joins three other candidates also vying to become Muskoka&#8217;s next chair: Don Smith, Terry Pilger, and Jeff Lehman. (See link to story below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations for District chair close on November 15, 2022, at 4 p.m. The District chair will be appointed by incoming District councillors at their inaugural meeting on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 3 p.m. in the District council chamber at 70 Pine Street in Bracebridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The District chair performs a number of duties at the upper-tier municipal level, most notably acting as the Chief Executive Officer of the District Municipality of Muskoka. The chair is also tasked with providing overall leadership on the affairs of council and its committees and acting as a spokesperson for the District on major issues of policy and direction. The chair is also responsible for the District\u2019s external relationships with other organizations and levels of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A formal meet the candidates\/debate event is scheduled for Monday, November 28 at 3 p.m.&nbsp;Jean Polak will moderate the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public, including councillors-elect, are encouraged to submit questions to  be considered during the event.&nbsp; The moderator for the event will be selecting the questions from those submitted.&nbsp;You can submit questions to the Clerk by no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 24, 2022.&nbsp; You may submit your question(s) in writing by emailing the clerk at&nbsp;amy.back@muskoka.on.ca&nbsp;or by dropping written questions off (addressed to the clerk) at 70 Pine Street, Bracebridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related stories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/three-candidates-file-for-the-position-of-district-chair\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Three candidates file for District chair<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/will-there-be-a-contest-for-the-position-of-muskoka-district-chair\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Will there be a contest for the position of Muskoka District chair?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outgoing Huntsville and District Councillor Tim Withey handed in his nomination papers to the District of Muskoka clerk today. 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